About David

David Johnston’s practice focuses on real estate transactions, secured transactions, creditor rights, contracts, and serving in a general counsel role to closely-held businesses. In additional to his transactional practice, David has an extensive background in litigating real estate and commercial disputes, which greatly benefits his real estate transactions clients when seeking to resolve disputes outside of the courtroom.

Real Estate Counsel and Transactions

David’s real estate clients include national and regional developers and builders, school and hospital districts, commercial landlords and tenants, and real estate buyers and sellers. He provides counsel to and represents clients in real estate acquisitions and sales, commercial leasing and subleasing matters, easement issues, due diligence investigations, secured financing transactions involving banks and private lenders, and land use matters.

In addition to drafting purchase and sale agreements, leases and easements, David often works with brokers and other professionals through the process of land transactions. He is recognized for providing practical advice on business deals, gathering due diligence intelligence, and for his pragmatic approach overall.

David frequently assists his real estate clients in a variety of legal matters related to their businesses, including contract representation and commercial litigation. When disputes arise, he helps clients resolve matters, if possible, before it reaches litigation. If an acceptable resolution cannot be achieved, he is fully capable and prepared to represent clients in mediation, arbitration, and litigation. David has significant trial experience in real estate and construction matters, as well as a wide range of business issues.

Personal

David and his wife live in Snohomish, Washington. Outside of the office, David enjoys an active life-style and all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. This includes skiing, biking, hiking, maintinaing his rural propery, and traveling whenever his time allows.

Represented landowners in negotiating, documenting and closing complex vacant land transaction in excess of $20.0 million with national builder

Comprehensive representation of school district in review of potential school sites and the negotiation, due diligence review and closing of transactions

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